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go over

A2 neutral inseparable both
In simple words

To check something again carefully, like reading your homework one more time before giving it in.

Literal meaning: To move or travel over the top of something.

Meanings

1 A2 idiomatic neutral

To review or check something carefully, usually by reading or discussing it.

"Let's go over the contract one more time before we sign it."

"I want to go over the main points of tonight's speech one more time."

— Common political/speech preparation phrase; widely attributed in journalism but no single definitive source.
Grammar: inseparable
2 A2 neutral

To travel across or to the other side of a place or barrier.

"We went over the bridge just as the sun was setting."

Grammar: inseparable
3 B1 idiomatic informal

To be received in a particular way by an audience or group.

"Her joke didn't go over well with the senior managers."

"The speech went over well with the crowd."

— Standard journalistic phrasing used widely; see e.g. The New York Times, various editions.
Grammar: inseparable
4 B1 idiomatic neutral

To exceed a limit or budget.

"The renovation went over budget by nearly twenty thousand pounds."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Extremely common in both British and American English. In the sense of reviewing, it often collocates with words like 'notes', 'plan', 'details'. In the physical sense it can mean crossing or flying over a place.

Commonly used with

notes plan details homework budget rules

Forms

Base
go over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
goes over
he/she/it
Past simple
went over
yesterday
Past participle
gone over
have + pp
-ing form
going over
continuous

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